Isn’t it funny how little things can spark a major change?
A recent project to improve the view in our home involved washing the exterior windows. One should know that undertaking such a project involves washing not only the exterior but the interior of the windows as well. Once the outside is clean it reflects how dirty the inside is!
Completing the entire project meant sliding the front bedroom bed away from the large window so those panes could also be cleaned. That movement, the shift of the bed, opened a window to an entirely new view for the room. At that point I warned my husband “I think there will be some furniture rearranging!” and thus the room was transformed.
We have lived in this house for over 13 years and the bed in the front room has occupied several locations. Not until this shift was the absolute beauty of the view revealed. There was no way the bed could be moved back to the old position. Something better had been glimpsed and must be acted upon.
The same holds true for us in our work and personal lives. A seemingly minor task or action suddenly reveals a whole new understanding, appreciation or creative idea. Grasp the opportunity! Move the “furniture” and see what is revealed. It is amazing the amount of energy that is released.
The front bedroom is now the favorite resting place for our 3 cats whose previous activities in the room had been hiding under the bed or playing in our guests’ luggage. For my husband and me, we now catch each other just gazing into the room, admiring the view now open to our eyes. Or is it now that our eyes are open?